My new Akorn grill arrived yesterday from Fed ex got put together fired it up using Kingsford blue charcoal didn't have any lump put about one and a half chimney in at 7pm was still going strong at 3am this morning so I shut it down don't understand why they say to use lump in the Akorn I've always used Kingsford with no problems does anyone know if I should use lump in my Akorn thanks

since the insulated eggs are so efficientthey recommend lump because it gives off 1/2 the ash that briquets dothe lump keeps you from smothering your coals with excess ashit's hard to clean out ash in an egg during a cook

Do urself a favor and make sure ur Ash pan is emptied out as much as you can. Periodically clean and spray it down with PAM cooking spray to prolong it's life.Ash no matter if it's from briquettes or lump can be harmful to the longevity of ur ash bowl. Also, make sure u have a good cover if u leave it in the elements. It WILL leak water from the rain into the ash bowl and u won't know because it's double walled.And over time it will rust out.

Thanks for your information I bought 2 bags of royal oak and fired it up it ran all day on just a little bit of lump then I shut it down and there was still unburnt lump left over I think I love this royal oak lump

Another reason to only use lump is that lump is 100% carbon. No fillers, glues, or other junk. The "junk" can get cause a ceramic to "sour", not good eats. While the Acorn is immune to the souring effect, why eat the fumes of the fillers & glues? Just saying.

Deputy Dave

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when i finish a cook in my OldSmokey I close my vents to smother the charcoalthe next day, when i clean it up to put it away and cover iti clean out the good, leftover charcoal and store it in a separate bucketwhen i'm doing a longer cook, where i need to add charcoal during the cooki add the leftover charcoal from the prior cooksi start the chimney with fresh briquets